[Mailman-Users] Error on attempt to create a List in Mailman 2.1.7-15.12.1 from Mailman Web admin UI

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Stephen J. Turnbull writes:

 >  > > The httpd doesn't need access to the archives; the mailman CGI does.
 >  > > So the CGI wrapper should be setgid mailman.  Is it?
 >  > > 
 >  > 
 >  > Yes it is.
 > 
 > Is /var/lib/mailman/archives/private/ group-writable?  If not, I'm
 > stumped; it should be possible for the CGIs to write to it then.

That should say "if *it is*, then I'm stumped.

If not, we need to figure out why not, IME check_perms -f fixes that.